I just bought an Atlas F3 with TMCC off Ebay for $190, the seller said the sound did not work.
Turned out to be a blown speaker, but in the process of fixing that I found a motor mounting screw down inside the gearing and 3 stripped out screw holes all on 1 truck. All were fixed and it runs and sounds great.
I've gotten what I think are great deals on old Williams brass steam engines the past couple of years, but the prices on them now can be all over the place. Today there are 3 Williams brass N&S 4-8-4 J 611 engines, Buy Now prices of 2 are $550 and 1 is $390, the 2 at $550 have been on there for months if not years.
I've been looking for a 4-8-2 that has spoked, see-thru drivers and not blanked off (non-see thru) or Boxpok drivers. The prices are ridiculous for the type of 4-8-2 I want.
The only train shows I've been to are the Greenberg and World's Greatest Hobby shows and from what I've seen are vendors dragging the same old pieces to show after show asking the same, high price.
I still try to go to these shows (got one coming to Hampton next month) but I find better deals on Ebay.
